Relevant Coursework
University of Florida
Major: Zoology
Vertebrate Biodiversity
Comparative biology of vertebrates, emphasizing morphology, evolution, ecology and behavior.
Genetics
Fundamental properties of inheritance in eukaryotic organisms emphasizing examples in humans. Develops basic concepts for the nature, organization, transmission, expression, recombination, and function of genetic materials, and principles derived for genetically characterizing populations.
Vertebrate Paleontology
Evolutionary history of major vertebrate groups, emphasizing the principles of prehistoric investigations.
Data & Analysis in Natural Science
An overview of statistical methods to evaluate data in the natural sciences. Develops knowledge of coding within programs R and Rstudio for manipulating and performing statistical analysis for large datasets.
Tennessee Technological University
Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Concentration: Conservation Biology
Biostatistics
Probability and frequency distribution; statistical populations and samples; and tests of hypotheses used in biological research.
General Ecology
The relationship between plants and animals and their environment. The laboratory provides examples of concepts discussed in lecture and analytical procedures used in interpreting data.
National Wildlife Policy
Policies, agencies, and laws that influence wildlife management on a national level.
Fisheries Management
Classroom-based overview of theory, methods, and techniques of freshwater fisheries management. Honors distinguishment awarded by writing a research paper incorporating the teachings of the class.